Upgrade from Drupal to CloudCannon

Transforming university and college websites with a modern CMS solution.

University college website within CloudCannon's CMS interface
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If your institution uses Drupal, you're likely experiencing some very common issues.

Create a shared component library and maintain a consistent brand across your websites
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Share content across department websites easily
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Benefit from optimized Core Web Vitals
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Easily tap into a global audience with internationalization
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Custom control over user permissions in multiple teams across various departments
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Hosting is reliable without regular downtime
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Automatic CMS updates that don't take additional time and resources from your team
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Are any of these issues causing headaches for you and your team?
Welcome to the future of university website management.

University website with surrounding benefits, performance, SEO, scalability, security

Leading educational institutions are making the switch to static sites powered by CloudCannon

Based on our experience working with universities, a majority of websites could and should be static. Static websites offer speed, security, scalability, and effortless maintenance — so why not reap the benefits?

CloudCannon integrates with all major static site generators, so the choice is yours!

Many university digital content teams struggle with the complexities and limitations of Drupal

CloudCannon offers a streamlined alternative that can make your content management experience more efficient — and enjoyable.

A user-friendly interface for productive content teams

A user-friendly interface for productive content teams

CloudCannon's range of editing interfaces can be configured to your content team's preferences. The Visual Editor allows edits to be made right on the page, so you're never left wondering how it will look.
Custom component library

Custom component library

Build your own library of components using your design system and branding.
Version control

Version control

As a Git-based CMS, CloudCannon leverages Git workflows so you can track the history of all changes, and roll back to previous versions of your content and code when needed.
Increase efficiency with Git branching

Increase efficiency with Git branching

Bringing Git workflows to all of your team is what CloudCannon does best. With branching workflows, developers can work on code and editors can create content without impacting each other’s work, so content can be delivered faster and in a more efficient way.

Try CloudCannon with our university starter template

Built for large educational institutions to test visual editing on a familiar homepage. Add new components from the supplied library, and use any of the code as a reference for your own project.

Freedom from vendor lock-in

Retain full control over your website without being locked in. CloudCannon integrates with Git, so you own your content and code, and have complete data portability.

Reliable infrastructure

Ensure uninterrupted operations and eliminate the risk of downtime with CloudCannon's dependable infrastructure, providing peace of mind for your team.

Speed and an SEO boost

If you’ve been waiting for pages to load and seeing your search rankings suffer, CloudCannon's static site architecture ensures fast performance and improved SEO, boosting user experience and discoverability.

Choose your hosting

You have the flexibility to choose to host externally with another provider. Or host with CloudCannon and deploy your sites on modern global infrastructure, without setting up a single server.

Custom Permissions

Grant departments access solely to the sites they need to edit. Your web development team has full control which is great for boosted security, limiting potential disasters, and works seamlessly with Single Sign-On (SSO), a college must-have.

Translations

Multilingual support helps you attract international audiences to your website. Multilingual support can be set up so that your content teams can easily edit pages in multiple languages, all from a single file.

Migration & development services

Our migration and success team is ready to help, chat to us about migrating and setting your organization up for success.

Migration services

Migrate your existing website content and structure to CloudCannon with minimal disruption. Our team handles the technical aspects, so you can focus on creating engaging content.

Dedicated support

Benefit from the expertise of our support and success team. We'll work closely with you to ensure a smooth transition and help you unlock the full potential of CloudCannon.

Training and education

From content organization to user-friendly editing, we'll work with you to get the most out of CloudCannon. Gain valuable insights and leverage CloudCannon's features to elevate your online presence and optimize your website..

Questions about migrating from Drupal?

We're happy to discuss how you can move all of your websites from Drupal to CloudCannon, and meet all of your website management goals along the way.